.recap2012.

Assalamualaikum.

This year 2012 have drawn all the possible ups and downs in my life. The year I and most of my friends became 20. The year which I have experienced and seen various success and failure. Below are some dated events I managed to keep account. Clearly, there are still some other events (which are also important) I didn't managed to type it because the date was unclear.

January
3 January – Joined the MSR S1 ’12 Committee training in Ulu Yam. The training was conducted for about 5 days and it was filled with dozens of memories with my fellow friends.
8 January – The Orientation Week itself. A good exposure for me because I got the chance to be a part of huge event. Plus, the TDP ANZ Batch 3 of BMI students also registered in this very week.
15 January – The ex-603 apartment of BMI session S2 ‘11(except Acap) went to Genting Highlands for a day out.
16 January – Semester 2 in UniKL BMI started. New subjects.

February
4 February – Hangout with my squadmates (Faiz, Que, Note, Irman and Syahmi). Note and Que overnight at BMI.
11 February – Sent Ashraf Shaharuddin (Acap) to KLIA in the morning as he was leaving for Perth whereas in the evening was Daman (leaving for Adelaide). Daman treat us KFC.
18 February – Sent Amiruddin Azhar to KLIA with Man, Mud, Syimi and Muiz. He was leaving for Brisbane. He treated us for some Secret Recipe cake. On the same day, I went to a kenduri aqiqah in USJ with my squadmates; Dyn and Que.

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March
10 March – Had a small gathering with SMAKK friends; Afiq and Sxon at KLCC.
21 March – Sent off Ismah and Maizwani for Japan at KLIA.
22 March – Sent off Azri as well.

April
26 April – Engineer’s Day at UniKL BMI. It was an open day as well.
28 April – Participated the ASCI 2012. A Scrabble competition. Besides Arif Chan, there are also TDP ANZ students; Ikram, Luqman and Elisa
29 April – I-Camp  replacement event (called Kursus S-PJ) by Rakan Masjid.

May
7 May – Final Examination for Semester 2 started and lasted for 2 weeks.
18 May – The TDP UK Batch 5 Appreciation Nite.
21 May – Went to Kem Bina Negara Meru for the BTN camp with all TDP Batch 5. The camp was held for 5 days. There was also a group from INTEC.

June
27 June – Went to Ipoh with Mud, Tungkai, Syed Harith and Muiz. Stayed at Mud’s house in Tambun for a night. Get to visit some places in Perak and friends studying in RCMP.
30 June – Attended the OPA Annual Dinner.

July
1 July – Went to the OPPP Weekend at RMC.
14 July – Went to the Wonderful Overseas Weekend (WOW).
25 July – Went to BMI for one of the MSR sessions.

August
6 August – Went to Kota Kinabalu with Man, Mud, Muiz, Syimi and Khairy for holiday.19 August – Eid Fitri. Celebrated at Labis, Johor.
24 August – Went to Johor with OP Note and OP Chep.  Got the chance to visit OP Rafiq’s and OP Note’s.
25 August – The solemnization of OP Chep and his wife. The first-der of our batch OATHS.
26 August – OP Chep’s walimah. A lot of OATHS came to the event.
31 August – Went to Dataran Merdeka to see the Independence Day celebration. Met up with Que and went for sushi.  

September
7 September – Went to MICET. Met OP Irfan.
9 September – Small open house in conjunction with Eid plus a farewell for me.
11 September – Met the RMC teachers with OP Amon.
13 September – Went to the MARA pre-departure briefing.
16 September – Malaysia Day and my flight to Leeds via Amsterdam, KLM flight KL810 and KL1545. One of the days that I’ve been waiting for.
17 September – Reached Leeds and registered as a student of the University of Leeds.
29 September – LUMSoc Fresher’s Explorace.

October

-          6 October – Planned on going to Edale but turned going to Sheffield instead unintentionally.

-          13 October – Went to Liverpool.

-          28 October – Eid Adha celebration organized by LUMSoc. Most Malaysian in Leeds attended the event. Get to know them even better.

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November
9 November – LUMSoc organized an event to promote Malaysia to Leeds students. The event was held at the LUU. The event was great because I get to eat Malaysian food. Yeah! Went to Sheffield after that.
10 November – Went to Nottingham for the Nottingham Malaysian Games, claimed to be the largest Malaysian Games in the whole UK. True story. Most of the TDP UK Batch 5 came except those who are studying in the Northern Ireland.

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December
4 December – Acap, Hafeez, Amirah and Afiqah made a little surprise by buying a cake and celebrated my birthday at my school. When I reached home, Azhar and Hafiy also bought me a cake. Besides that, I also received some presents and cards from Malaysia. Thanks!
7 December – Last class week for the first sem
8 December – Reached Glasgow for a Power League tournament. Watched Le Pirates won 3^rd place in the tournament. Reunion with half of the TDP UK Batch 5 and stayed in a Youth Hostel for the night. Nice place.
11 December – Went to Italy for 7 days and 6 nights. Landed in Milan, proceed to Venice, then Florence, Pisa and lastly Rome. Learnt a lot of new things journey. Went back to Leeds on the 17^th.
19 December – Went to Hull to join a cruise camp to Amsterdam. Spent the nights in the cruise ship. Amsterdam was great. Made new friends as well.
24 December – Went to London for 4 days. 2 nights at Tune Hotel King’s Cross and another at Brunel University, Uxbridge.
25 December – Experienced Christmas Day in Central London in which the whole metropolitan was dead including the public transportation. Had to walk for an hour to Malaysia Hall.
26 December – The streets and shops were absolutely crowded with people surviving the Boxing Day.

-          Went to Finsbury Park and the Emirates Stadium.

I think that wraps up this year 2012. Looking forward for to become a better person in the upcoming years. Aminn.

Wailalliqa' maassalamah.

.peoplechanges.

Assalamualaikum.

It is a Sunday plus a long winter break, so to open a book or even to flip the notes will be last thing I would do in this period of time. I tried to make some effort but I couldn't fight the laziness. haih.

For few days, I'm having a friend staying in my room. He came all the way from Glasgow - a 4-hour train ride. His name is Khairy. You guys can visit his blog. He's a nice guy.

Despite having the trouble of trying to study in this period of time, something else caught my mind. Lately (in fact, in the past few months), I've been noticing most of my friends and acquaintances are different than the last time I ever met or talked to them. Most of them are different towards something better and very least of them are the otherwise.

It is good to change to a better person, as a saying in Malay goes; jadikan hari ini lebih baik daripada semalam dan hari esok lebih baik daripada hari ini. Honestly, I congratulate and proud of those who are in the phase of changing or those whom are putting effort to change. Allah will always be there with you guys.

I really believe that there is no definite change or in simple term one can not really be 'changed' to become a good person. This is not a matter of digital logic in which we have two discrete value to be of concern; 1 or 0; good or bad. Instead, as human we are bound for tests (or dugaan in Malay) and ourselves we will not always remain at the best of our imaan. It fluctuates. In the Surah al-'Ankabut (29:2), Allah tells us:

"Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?"

It has been clearly stated in the al-Qur'an that as humans, we are bound for tests. We will really taste the sweetness of imaan after we have successfully managed to overcome those tests. We are not aimless created by God. We are here to become an 'abid as well as a khalifah.  Not an easy task to do is it ?

InsyaAllah.

Ultimately, let's change towards becoming a better Muslim and human as a whole. Aminn.

This is out of topic. I would like to convey my thanks and highest gratitude to those who wished for my birthday, about two weeks ago. Thank you!

Wailalliqa' maassalamah. 

.milanoveneziafirenzepisaroma.

Assalamualaikum.

My winter break has started over a week ago and I have spent a week of this break by going on a tour to Italy. Well, it can't really be considered as a 'tour' but accurately can be called a journey because I think I have learned a lot from these few days. Indeed, by travelling, one can gain a lot of knowledge and experience, and when it comes to going with friends or acquintances, one can know one's self and know one's friends in depth. True story.

On the first day, we went to Milan, the next day to Venice, then Florence. On the fourth day, we went to Pisa and lastly Rome. In short, all I can say is that this country is full of history and worth discovering and studying. We can really learn their ways of developing their country.

Indeed, we are encouraged to travel in order to get to know other people of various races and backgrounds as well as their cultures. As stated.

Wailalliqa' maassalamah.